History: Chapter 23 (sections 3 and 4)

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Where did Napoleon Bonaparte go when he was 9?

He was sent away by his parents to France to a military school

What happened when Napoleon Bonaparte and his men crossed the Alps?

He went into Italy and won a series of victories

What piece of work did Napoleon Bonaparte think was his greatest work?

His comprehensive system of laws called the Napoleonic Code

What happened since Napoleon Bonaparte lost the Battle of Trafalgar?

His empire tumbled

What did the Law Makes do once Napoleon Bonaparte took power?

They voted to dissolve the Directory

What did Napoleon Bonaparte set up in November 1806?

A blockade (a forcible closing of ports) to prevent all trade and communication between Great Britain and other European nations

How did France see Napoleon Bonaparte?

As a great hero to the people of France

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

A French military leader who would lead France one day

What is a sudden seizure of power (like Napoleon Bonaparte's) is called?

A French phrase "coup d'état" meaning "blow to the state."

What was held in 1800 France?

A plebiscite (vote of the people) to approve a new constitution

What did the Napoleonic Code give the French?

A uniform set of laws and eliminated many injustices

What is the Peninsular War?

A war/military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal

What happened as a result of war?

All three nations signed peace agreements with France

What did Napoleon set up? (hint bank, money)

An efficient method of tax collection and established a national banking system. Also, ensuring the government a steady supply of tax money (these actions promoted sound financial management and better control of the economy)

Who are the guerrillas?

Bands of Spanish peasant fighters

Which countries were free of Napoleon Bonaparte's reign in 1812?

Britain, Portugal, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire

What happened by 1802?

Europe was at peace for the first time in ten years

How long did Napoleon Bonaparte be able to maintain France's greatest extent?

From 1807 to 1812

What are Lycées?

Government-run public schools. These schools were open to male students of all backgrounds. Graduates were appointed to public office on the basis of merit rather than family connections

What did Napoleon Bonaparte have already done?

He had already annexed the Austrian Netherlands and parts of Italy to France and set up a puppet government in Switzerland

What title did Napoleon Bonaparte take after the Law Makers established consuls instead of the Directory?

He took the title as the first consul and assumed the powers of a dictator

Where did the Battle of Trafalgar take place?

In 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain

What did Napoleon Bonaparte manage to do?

Keep stories about his setbacks out of the newspapers

To avoid future corrupted officials and in order to provide the government with trained officials, Napoleon Bonaparte set up... Napoleon thought that his greatest work was his comprehensive system of laws, known as the Napoleonic Code. This gave the country a uniform set of laws and eliminated many injustices. However, it actually limited liberty and promoted order and authority over individual rights. For example, freedom of speech and of the press, established during the Revolution, were restricted under the code. The code also restored slavery in the French colonies of the Caribbean. 664 Chapter 23 Analyzing Motives Why do you think Napoleon crowned himself emperor? Napoleon Crowned as Emperor In 1804, Napoleon decided to make himself emperor, and the French voters supported him. On December 2, 1804, dressed in a splendid robe of purple velvet, Napoleon walked down the long aisle of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The pope waited for him with a glittering crown. As thou- sands watched, the new emperor took the crown from the pope and placed it on his own head. With this gesture, Napoleon signaled that he was more powerful than the Church, which had traditionally crowned the rulers of France.

Lycées

Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

Mediterranean Island of Corsica

What happened in 1803?

Napoleon Bonaparte sold all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States to President Jefferson's administration and they agreed to purchase the land for $15 million

What happened June 1812?

Napoleon and his Grand Army of more than 420,000 soldiers marched into Russia

What did Napoleon Bonaparte do when restoring order?

Napoleon did not try to return the nation to the days of Louis XVI. He kept many of the changes that had come with the Revolution

What did Napoleon Bonaparte envision in his Western Empire?

Napoleon envisioned his western empire to have Louisiana, Florida, French Guiana, and the French West Indies included in it

What did Napoleon Bonaparte get from selling the Americas?

Napoleon gained money to finance operations in Europe

What happened to Napoleon Bonaparte towards the end of his life?

Napoleon lived in lonely exile for six years, he died in 1821 of a stomach ailment (perhaps cancer).

What did Napoleon Bonaparte do in November 1799?

Napoleon seized political power so his troops surrounded the national legislature and drove out most of its members

What did Napoleon Bonaparte want?

Napoleon wanted to control the rest of Europe and to reassert French power in the Americas

Was Napoleon Bonaparte's blockade work?

Napoleon's blockade was not nearly tight, (aided by the British) smugglers managed to bring cargo from Britain into Europe

What happened on October 1795 to Napoleon Bonaparte?

Royalist rebels marched on the National Convention and a government official told Napoleon to defend the delegates. Napoleon and his gunners killed thousands of royalists with a cannonade. Napoleon Bonaparte became the hero of the hour and was hailed throughout Paris as the savior of the French republic

What did the Napoleonic Code restore?

Slavery in the French colonies of the Caribbean

In his drive for a European empire, Napoleon Bonaparte lost only one major battle called...

The Battle of Trafalgar

What did the British do due to the cause of fear?

The British persuaded Russia, Austria, and Sweden to join them against France

What did Napoleon Bonaparte call this policy and blockade?

The Continental System because it was supposed to make continental Europe more self sufficient

What happened by 1799?

The Directory had lost control of the political situation and the confidence of the French people

What happened in 1796?

The French Directory appointed Napoleon to lead a French army against the forces of Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia

What happened in 1789?Napoleon decided to cut his losses in the Americas. He offered to sell all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States, and in 1803 President Jefferson's administration agreed to purchase the land for $15 million. Napoleon saw a twofold benefit to the sale. First, he would gain money to finance operations in Europe. Second, he would punish the British. "The sale assures forever the power of the United States," he observed, "and I have given England a rival who, sooner or later, will humble her pride." Conquering Europe Having abandoned his imperial ambitions in the New World, Napoleon turned his attention to Europe. He had already annexed the Austrian Netherlands and parts of Italy to France and set up a puppet government in Switzerland. Now he looked to expand his influence further. Fearful of his ambitions, the British persuaded Russia, Austria, and Sweden to join them against France. Napoleon met this challenge with his usual boldness. In a series of brilliant battles, he crushed the opposition. (See the map on page 666.) The commanders of the enemy armies could never predict his next move and often took heavy losses. After the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, Napoleon issued a proclamation expressing his pride in his troops

The loss of American Territories

What did the Russians do?

They did the scorched-earth policy

What did the Law Makers establish instead of the Directory?

They established a group of three consuls (one of whom was Napoleon)

What did the plebiscite give Napoleon Bonaparte?

This gave all real power to Napoleon as first consul

What did the Napoleonic Code limit?

This limited liberty and promoted order and authority over individual rights

What did Napoleon Bonaparte decide to do with the Americas?

To cut his losses in the Americas

What did Napoleon Bonaparte intend to destroy?

To destroy Great Britain's commercial and industrial economy

What did Napolean Bonaparte try to do to protect French trade interests? However, Napoleon managed to keep stories about his setbacks out of the newspapers and thereby remained a great hero to the people of France.

To disrupt British trade with India, Napoleon went on an expedition to Egypt. He was unsuccessful. His army was pinned down in Egypt, and the British admiral Horatio Nelson defeated his naval forces

Why did Britain, Austria, and Russia join forces in 1799?

To drive Napoleon out from power.

What did Napoleon Bonaparte do in 1808?

To get Portugal to accept the Continental System, Napoleon sent an invasion force through Spain

What is the scorched-earth policy?

Where people burn grain fields and slaughter livestock so nothing is left for the enemy to eat

What was Napoleon Bonaparte good at?

Winning battles and taking over lands


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